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Australian entertainer arrested in Jimmy Savile case

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No names or hints at names please.

We will wait until the local press are prepared to be more explicit, which they currently are not.

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http://m.smh.com.au/national/australian ... 2gz33.html

Obviously the details will be foggy for now, but does anyone know what this means?
The 82-year-old, who was not named by police, is in the last category, which ''is generally people who were in the public spotlight at around that time'', the spokesman said.

The Metropolitan Police will not name the man involved unless he is charged.

Police stressed the arrest was not connected to the specific allegations made against Savile.
Huh? So what is he being accused of, exactly? Is there some suggestion that Savile was part of some crime ring?
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He has been named in an online bog yesterday.

I do hope it's not true.
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was. That guy used to creep me out as a kid.
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WhyPhilWhy? wrote: (I'll be crushed if its true)
Since Nov last year I've being hearing the same spiel from folks in the UK. If you don't mind, can you elaborate why you'd be crushed?
The pensioner from Berkshire, west of London, is one of 11 people arrested so far under Operation Yewtree, which is investigating people linked to Savile.

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/world/australi ... z2P2Xjhf3o
The "pensioner"? What a laugh.
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This mania has gone too far. Is nothing to be left untouched and decent?
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What mania, Tannin? Surely, if he is suspected of criminal activity, due process should take its course?
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Tannin wrote:This mania has gone too far. Is nothing to be left untouched and decent?
I wholeheartedly agee. What's the world coming to. Rocks the foundations from it's slabs. I'm disturbingly touched by the whole affair.

Next it'll be Mr Squiggle & Joffa boy on kiddie touching charges :shock: , that will shatter my childhood illusions.

Oh pour me a stiff glass of marchants or tarax lemonade because it's sparkarlarklearkling (at least that's what the man in the overcoat told me) :shock:
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EBB wrote:If you don't mind, can you elaborate why you'd be crushed?
Difficult to do so without giving the game away - lets just say, IF TRUE, its unpleasant to have fond childhood memories crushed.

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crushed if true??

how about disgusted if true??

what about using the talent to abuse kids rights??

shit the defence cases on here really depend who the culprit is!!
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True - and hugely disappointed as well.
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